Bill Erwin
Acting
William Lindsey Erwin was an American film, stage and television actor with over 250 television and film credits. A veteran character actor who appeared in Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Somewhere in Time and Home Alone. He was also a stage manager for Edgar Bergen and a security assistant for Clancy. He is widely known for his 1993 Emmy Award-nominated performance on Seinfeld, portraying the embittered, irascible retiree Sid Fields.
Known for
Acting163
movieThe Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
Wilcox (archive footage)
tvMy Name Is Earl
2005
Old Man playing Ping Pong
tvEverwood
2002
Ollie
tvMonk
2002
Hiram Holling
movieBoycott
2001
Loading Dock Man #2
movieCahoots
2001
Frenchy
tvThe Michael Richards Show
2000
Mr. Flaherty
movieInferno
1999
Eli Hamilton
tvThe West Wing
1999
Ronald Cruikshank
tvThe King of Queens
1998
Whitey
movieArt House
1998
Monty
movieMenno's Mind
1997
Mr. Lewis
tvBeyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")
tvJust Shoot Me!
1997
Mr. King
tvSuddenly Susan
1996
Mr. Tidgely
tvThe Louie Show
1996
Cheating Husband
movieThings to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
70-Year-Old Man
tvThe Drew Carey Show
1995
Mr. Bradbury
tvThe Naked Truth
1995
Victor
tvCybill
1995
Bill
tvMadman of the People
1994
William
tvBurke's Law
1994
Noah Stark
tvAgainst the Grain
1993
Harold
tvFallen Angels
1993
Chick
movieDennis the Menace
1993
Edward Little
movieThe Magic Bubble
1993
Old Man
tvMad About You
1992
Yankee Third Baseman
tvHarry and the Hendersons
1991
Guest #1
movieThe Willies
1990
Old Man
movieHome Alone
1990
Man in Airport
tvSeinfeld
1989
Sidney Fields
tvQuantum Leap
1989
Mr. Deever
movieThe Land Before Time
1988
Grandfather (voice)
movieSilent Assassins
1988
Dr. London
movieShe's Having a Baby
1988
Grandfather
moviePlanes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
Man on Plane
tvStar Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Doctor Dalen Quaice
tvFull House
1987
Mr. Ferguson
tvMarried... with Children
1987
Hiram Massey
movieOn Fire
1987
Joe's Father
movieStewardess School
1986
Orchestra Conductor
tvGrowing Pains
1985
Buzz / Janitor / Lloyd / Maurice / Bub / Chester / Lester / Edgar
tvThe Golden Girls
1985
Mr. Hubbard
tvMoonlighting
1985
Duncan Kennedy
movieHard Knox
1984
Gen. Garfield
movieInvitation to Hell
1984
Walt Henderson
moviePardon and Peace
1983
Old Man
Ghost Dancing
1983
Joe Greyfeather
tvVoyagers!
1982
Eisenhowers' Neighbor
movieDrop-Out Father
1982
Grandpa
movieMoonlight
1982
Dr. Tucker
tvFalcon Crest
1981
Night Editor
movieSomewhere in Time
1980
Arthur Biehl
tvKnots Landing
1979
Mr. Wineke
tvHart to Hart
1979
Sir Gavin MacLaish
tvStruck by Lightning
1979
Glenn Diamond
movieHuckleberry Finn
1978
Harvey Wilkes
movieTarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1977
Mr. Schneider
tvLou Grant
1977
Old Man
movieCandy Stripe Nurses
1974
Principal
movieHunter
1973
Sam Pickering
tvThe Waltons
1972
Senator Rogers
tvDan August
1970
Coroner
movieHow Awful About Allan
1970
Dr. Ames
tvMayberry R.F.D.
1968
Man at Convention
tvThe Second Hundred Years
1967
Salesman #2
tvThe Invaders
1967
Manager
tvShane
1966
Clerk
tvThe F.B.I.
1965
Paxton / Manager
tvGet Smart
1965
Mr. Smith
tvThe Wild Wild West
1965
Jury Foreman
movieUnder the Yum Yum Tree
1963
Teacher (uncredited)
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Father Daley
tvBurke's Law
1963
Fire Marshal
tvThe Fugitive
1963
Bar patron / Man / Counterman
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Food Truck Cook
tvArrest and Trial
1963
Doctor
tvThe Virginian
1962
Bevers
movieTerror At Black Falls
1962
Hugh 'Squint' Edwards
tv87th Precinct
1961
George
tvMister Ed
1961
Mr. Wood
Peter Loves Mary
1960
1st Non-Com
tvStagecoach West
1960
Teller (uncredited)
tvThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
George Sapley
tvMy Three Sons
1960
Joe Walters
tvThe Untouchables
1959
Auctioneer / Doctor
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Peter Kramer / Wilcox (uncredited) / Man
tvJohnny Ringo
1959
Manners
tvLaw of the Plainsman
1959
Dr. Palmer
tvBlack Saddle
1959
Kelly
tvRawhide
1959
Parker
tvThe Rifleman
1958
Joe Flecker
movieCry Baby Killer
1958
Mr. Wallace
movieGun Fever
1958
Bartender
tvTrackdown
1957
Man on Trail (uncredited)
tvMaverick
1957
Hotel Clerk / Evans (uncredited) / Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)
tvPerry Mason
1957
A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner / Morrison Findlay / Superintendent / Autopsy Surgeon / Counterman
tvM Squad
1957
Roger Jessop / Detective Gene
tvRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Sgt. Riker
movieThe Night Runner
1957
McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Fight for the Title
1957
Newspaper Man
movieThe Shadow on the Window
1957
Policeman (uncredited)
movieMan from Del Rio
1956
Roy Higgens
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Sam Townley / Joshua Morgan / Harper Bates / Harte / Reverend McIntire / Clay Davis
State Trooper
1956
Neal James
movieClaire
1956
Carl
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Fireman (uncredited)
tvGunsmoke
1955
Preacher / Rev Tucker / Ned / Townsman / Captain / Judge / Juror / Telegrapher / Bailiff / Mr. Jonas / Snood / Townsman (uncredited)
tvI Love Lucy
1951
Bum (uncredited)
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
Jens Nelson
movieEasy Living
1949
Minor Role (uncredited)
movieThe Velvet Touch
1948
Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)